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08 Aug, 2018

HOW A SMALL SHACK EXPANDED OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE

Observatory Hill is a master-planned community nestled in one of the greenest parts of Richmond Hill. The world-renowned David Dunlap Observatory, for which the development is named, has been an important instrument of astrological discovery.

17 Oct, 2018

LIVE IN A UNIVERSE OF STYLE AND COMFORT

There’s a lot about Observatory Hill that makes it a great place to live. It’s ideally situated in Richmond Hill and close to major transit routes. However, the qualifying factor of Observatory Hill’s true worth lies in its spectacular homes. We’ve recently published the new home model floor plans for you to browse and discover!

04 Oct, 2018

AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF MODEL HOMES

During our Grand Opening Event this coming October 27th, we will have an impressively vast selection of homes available for you to view. The remarkable number of model homes available has reached the grand total of 11! Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can expect to see on opening day.

Posted 20 Aug, 2018

THE DAVID DUNLAP OBSERVATORY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POPULAR CULTURE

Ever since Gene Roddenberry popularized science fiction in 1966 with the launch of the television series Star Trek, humanity has become obsessed with outer space. We look to the stars and our minds weave fantastic tales about what could be out there, and how we might travel amongst the cosmos. You may be interested to know, the David Dunlap Observatory has actually contributed a great deal to the world of science fiction and popular culture, more than you might realize.

Six years before Star Trek would air its pilot episode the National Film Board of Canada made an animated short film called Universe. It was based almost entirely on the work of Dr. Donald MacRae, an astronomer who worked at the DDO. The film was so groundbreaking that it was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Subject in 1961.

It was after this work, in 1968, that the co-director of Universe Colin Low partnered with Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke to create the perennial film: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Regarded as one of the most influential films of the 20th Century 2001: A Space Odyssey is most well-known for delving into philosophical ponderings such as the nature of human evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, and humanity’s relationship to machines. To this day it stands as one of the most thought-provoking, insightful, and visually ambiguous works of cinematic art ever to grace the screen. In fact, Kubrick was so inspired by Universe that he chose the film’s narrator Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL 9000 (the self-aware and vaguely homicidal onboard computer).

Even without further influencing popular culture, the DDO has a rather special feather in its cap where 2001: A Space Odyssey is concerned. But that’s not where its influence ends. The DDO was also the filming location for two popular television series: Warehouse 13 and Hannibal.

So the next time you walk past the David Dunlap Observatory, and you consider its influence on astronomy, perhaps now you’ll consider how it has also influenced humanity. Without a doubt, it has helped to expand our minds as a species. Now when we look up at the night sky, we don’t just imagine what’s out there, we imagine the role we might take within it.

Posted 20 Aug, 2018

THE DAVID DUNLAP OBSERVATORY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POPULAR CULTURE

Ever since Gene Roddenberry popularized science fiction in 1966 with the launch of the television series Star Trek, humanity has become obsessed with outer space. We look to the stars and our minds weave fantastic tales about what could be out there, and how we might travel amongst the cosmos. You may be interested to know, the David Dunlap Observatory has actually contributed a great deal to the world of science fiction and popular culture, more than you might realize.

Six years before Star Trek would air its pilot episode the National Film Board of Canada made an animated short film called Universe. It was based almost entirely on the work of Dr. Donald MacRae, an astronomer who worked at the DDO. The film was so groundbreaking that it was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Subject in 1961.

It was after this work, in 1968, that the co-director of Universe Colin Low partnered with Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke to create the perennial film: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Regarded as one of the most influential films of the 20th Century 2001: A Space Odyssey is most well-known for delving into philosophical ponderings such as the nature of human evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, and humanity’s relationship to machines. To this day it stands as one of the most thought-provoking, insightful, and visually ambiguous works of cinematic art ever to grace the screen. In fact, Kubrick was so inspired by Universe that he chose the film’s narrator Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL 9000 (the self-aware and vaguely homicidal onboard computer).

Even without further influencing popular culture, the DDO has a rather special feather in its cap where 2001: A Space Odyssey is concerned. But that’s not where its influence ends. The DDO was also the filming location for two popular television series: Warehouse 13 and Hannibal.

So the next time you walk past the David Dunlap Observatory, and you consider its influence on astronomy, perhaps now you’ll consider how it has also influenced humanity. Without a doubt, it has helped to expand our minds as a species. Now when we look up at the night sky, we don’t just imagine what’s out there, we imagine the role we might take within it.

RELATED POSTS

08 Aug, 2018

HOW A SMALL SHACK EXPANDED OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE

Observatory Hill is a master-planned community nestled in one of the greenest parts of Richmond Hill. The world-renowned David Dunlap Observatory, for which the development is named, has been an important instrument of astrological discovery.

17 Oct, 2018

LIVE IN A UNIVERSE OF STYLE AND COMFORT

There’s a lot about Observatory Hill that makes it a great place to live. It’s ideally situated in Richmond Hill and close to major transit routes. However, the qualifying factor of Observatory Hill’s true worth lies in its spectacular homes. We’ve recently published the new home model floor plans for you to browse and discover!

04 Oct, 2018

AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF MODEL HOMES

During our Grand Opening Event this coming October 27th, we will have an impressively vast selection of homes available for you to view. The remarkable number of model homes available has reached the grand total of 11! Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can expect to see on opening day.